December 2025

1. Sun
2. Mon
3. Tue
4. Wed
5. Thu
6. Fri
7. Sat
9. 1 85%
10. 2 92%
11. 3 97%
12. 4 Full
13. 5 99%
14. 6 95%
15. 7 89%
16. 8 81%
17. 9 72%
18. 10 62%
19. 11 Last qtr
20. 12 42%
21. 13 32%
22. 14 24%
23. 15 16%
24. 16 10%
25. 17 5%
26. 18 2%
27. 19 New
28. 20 1%
29. 21 3%
30. 22 7%
31. 23 12%
32. 24 20%
33. 25 28%
34. 26 38%
35. 27 First qtr
36. 28 60%
37. 29 71%
38. 30 81%
39. 31 89%

• Moon phase
• Perigee or apogee
• Eclipse
• Planets
• Equinox or solstice

Events in December 2025

1. Thu, Dec 4

   Perigee

   The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,000 km.

2. Thu, Dec 46:14 PM

   Full Moon Cold MoonSupermoon

   The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

3. Sun, Dec 711:50 AM

   Moon and Jupiter close together

   They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

4. Sun, Dec 74:03 PM

   Mercury at greatest elongation

   21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.

5. Thu, Dec 113:52 PM

   Last Quarter

   Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

6. Wed, Dec 17

   Apogee

   The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.

7. Fri, Dec 1911:19 AM

   Moon and Venus close together

   They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.

8. Fri, Dec 198:44 PM

   New Moon

   The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.

9. Sat, Dec 207:43 AM

   Moon and Mars close together

   They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.

10. Sun, Dec 2110:03 AM

    December solstice

    The shortest day in the northern hemisphere and the longest in the southern.

11. Fri, Dec 267:41 PM

    Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.

12. Fri, Dec 269:22 PM

    Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered

    All within 3.8° of each other in the sky.

13. Sat, Dec 272:03 AM

    Moon and Neptune close together

    They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.

14. Sat, Dec 272:10 PM

    First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

Times are local to America/New York. Each Moon is drawn as it looks at midday.